UPDATE: Major Vehicle Fatality 2900 South 1st (Press Release)

ABILENE, TX - The deceased has been identified as John Allen Jones, age 57, a homeless person with family located in Amarillo, Texas. This crash is currently under investigation by officers of the Abilene Police Department Traffic Division (case # 14-14456).

ORIGINAL RELEASE; JULY 29, 2014:

ABILENE, TX - On July 28th, 2014 at approximately 10:41 P.M. the Abilene Police Department received a call of a crash in the 2900 block of South 1st Street. The crash involved a white 1997 Honda Civic and a pedestrian. The Honda was driven by Melissa Vaughn age 49 of Abilene. The pedestrian has not been positively identified at this time. The preliminary investigation indicates that Vaughn was traveling westbound in the inside lane of South 1st when her vehicle collided with the pedestrian. The pedestrian was pronounced deceased at the scene by Justice of the Peace Mike McAuliffe. Melissa Vaughn gave a voluntary blood sample. Once the pedestrian is identified and next of kin has been notified his name will be released.